Advair HFA and headaches

I am a 47 year old female that has had asthma all of my life. I was wanting to stop taking Advair and looked up this website, boy am I glad I did. I have all of these side effects. I have been taking Advair 500/50 twice daily for 7 yrs. I have all of the side affects and more. I have experienced hair lose, depression ( I also take Wellburtin XL) since I have started the Advair, I have pain in my legs that make me feel older than I am. I have gain 40 lbs in the past 7 yrs. I now wear reading glasses because my vision is blurry. People always say my face looks rounder. I hate the drug. My doctor said the none of the side effects are caused for the Advair. As of yesterday I stopped taking the Advair. I have cut down my does slowly for the past 2 months. Can someone who has stopped the Adavir tell me what to expect now that I have stopped. Advair is a crazy drug and I refuse to keep taking it.

My daughter was on Advair, Singulair, and Zyrtec to control her severe asthma and allergies. We were so thankful that these medications kept her from having to be hospitalized 2-3 times a year for uncontrollable asthma attacks. About six months after she began taking these medications she began to have headaches, she had difficulty sleeping, she was irritable, she had stomach pains, leg cramps,and eventually depression and social withdrawal. She went from an outgoing and happy teenager to a bitter and angry person. In 2003 she committed suicide. Six months after her death reports started to surface about the link between singulair and depression and suicide. Perhaps for my daughter it was a combination of the three drugs. Whatever you do be cautious and do your research before taking any allergy or asthma medication. Go to the Singulair website and you will be astounded by what you read. Please try to get the word out about these medications.

I'm officially blown away. My 10 yr old son has been on Advair for a couple of months and strange things have started happening, so I thought I would surf the internet. HOLY $#!^!!!! I am now convinced that Advair is the cause for his headaches, fatigue, sleeplessness, and now the strange sores on his mouth and nose that NO 10 year old should have to be dealing with!!!!! How can the medical community continue to advocate the use of a medication that causes such significant side effects???? Oh wait, don't answer that...I really don't want to know the real answer do I?? Right now I'm just angry....

69 year old beautiful grandmother, Yes, I stopped taking ADVAIR... After taking advair for two years, I just put a stop to the weight gain, emotion mood swings, headaches, poor circulation in my legs and arms companied by pain. Now my Doctor has me going through test to re- evaluate my condition... I am keeping it real and listening to my body as I questioning my Doctor..
Lady D

Boy i thought i was the only one and my family thought i was just making this stuff up. I have asthma and have had it since i was 10 now age 23. Recently i went to the doctor because i was using my albuterol inhaler to much i was using one a week. The doctor told me i had bronchitis now even worse so he put my advair 250/50 ive been on it for about 2 months. One week after taking it i notice my voice changed and my troat was bothering me, i was having nose bleeds. This week i started having really bad headaches my hands fall asleep at night without my even sleeping on them, also bad back pains my legs get bad cramps at night. One bad thing i really hate is i know i have gained a good mount of weight about 30lbs in so little time. My husband notice my mood swings ive been having towards him getting mad at him for no reason. Thank goodness im not going crazy seeing that im not alone. IM GONNA STOP TAKING THIS MEDICINCE AND CALLING MY DOC MONDAY MORNING!!!!1

26/f on Advair for 1 year, 3 mos. Diagnosed with asthma when I was 17. Was overusing my Albuterol and my symptoms got worse so pulmonologist prescribed Advair 250/50. After the first week of taking 2 puffs a day, I didn't need Albuterol inhaler and was able to exercise for the first time in YEARS without needing emergency inhaler. Advair was my life saver. Also prescribed to me was Protonix- the doctor thought I had acid reflux which contributed to my asthma symptoms. I take that seasonally now, when I notice a hoarseness in speech. I do get headaches every so often, they have been occurring more frequently as with mood swings so I am researching medications. I have no idea if this is tied into my Advair use since I've been on it over a year now. I might try going off Advair to see if it is related. I've also had a weird muscle cramp in my left armpit area which I NEVER would have thought was related to Advair but several people here have reported it.

In short, the headaches, mood swings, etc. do NOT outweigh my ability to exercise and breathe normal. I will most likely try to lower my dose of Advair or ween myself off to see how I do, but if my asthma worsens, I'd rather stay on Advair

I've been on Advair for 4 or 5 years and can never find a doctor who will even entertain the notion of taking me off of it. Although I have many symptoms that have been documented by GSK they consider it "very unlikely" that Advair is causing my joint pain, bloating, headaches, mouth sores etc. Last year I had pneumonia (also a reported adverse reaction) and THIS year I was diagnose with osteoporosis (yet another risk). I think these doctors are afraid that if they agree to wean me off & I die they'll get sued. Sorry to be so blunt but the problem is that the last doctor who tried to wean me off (now retired) even contacted the manufacturer & was told there is "currently no protocol" recommended for the cessation of Advair. My asthma got so bad when I tapered off, even with oral steroids he eventually just put me back on, hoping to hear of a protocol later. I'm very frustrated to say the least. Doctors seem to think "well it seems to be working since your still alive". Of course I can't to a certainty attribute all my symptoms to Advair it seems very unlikely that NONE of them are. Can't say if the Advair is directly causing depression but the Advair SITUATION is depressing!

I began taking Advair 250/50 in Nov. '06, approximately 1 month later started having pretty severe spinning & dizziness. Initially I was diagnosed with mild asthma and Ive always had allergies. The Advair cleared up the wheezing almost immediately and it never occurred to me that maybe the Advair was causing my dizziness. However after using in on and off for the last year and a half, I have experienced anxiety, a few panic attacks (for the 1st time in my 42 years), and this overall feeling of cloudiness. I recently started the Advair again and almost immediately I am now feeling very dizzy again, headaches with this stabbing pain behind my right eye, an overall feeling of instability. To add: last year when this all started I saw a neurologist, and a whole series of tests to check the cause of the dizziness Including a brain MRI, eeg and bear tests, these all came back normal. I am truly beginning to believe that the Advair may be the cause of all of this. Just a note, I also have felt the pain in my arm and neck. Has anyone else experienced these feelings in your head? I have stopped the Advair, to see the difference. I'll stick with Albuterol for now. I am a stay a home mom who has always been really healthy, eats right and exercises regularly. Any feedback would help!

I'm a 38 year old female who was prescribed Advair after a severe bout of bronchitis one year ago. While at first I thought that it was helping my lungs my family members noticed that I was getting more headaches, mood swings and I went from a soprano singer to sounding like Harry Belafonte. I have stopped and now I have cramping pains in my chest and upper back. I call it my traveling pain as it is not always in the same spot. I would much rather have tried a homeopathic remedy than subject myself to Advair every again. I have learned through a nutritionist and chiropractor how to manage the pain in my lungs that this crap has left behind. Please research this carefully before you start sucking in that dust!!

Back in May 2007 I screened to take part in a clinical trial involving advair diskus. apart of the screening involved giving me a dosage of the drug. I was given a heart monitor to wear for 24 hours I was snet home and told to return tomorrow. The same day I left with the heart monition, I felt tired through out the day, very sick and nauseated. I didn't make it into the trial for whatever reason, but as the days went on my symptoms got worse, they included: severe constipation, heart burn, burping (GERD like symptoms), BLOATING, I experienced energy dips and dives throughout the day, headaches and dizziness. This went on for months, then I began to have pains in the middle of my upper back...then the chest pains started, after realizing it had to be more than muscle pain, I decided to go to the ER. I told them my symptoms, they did an X-Ray and CAT SCAN. the conclusion of the two test was an enlarged heart(Cardiomyopathy), and it remains so today.

I have recently learned that chemicals in some drugs can damage/weaken the cardiac tissue..which has to happen before the heart can enlarge.

I had a bad case of bronchitis that didn't clear up after the antibiotics. My new doc gave me advair and said I had undiagnosed asthma. I am getting BAD headaches- migraines. My eyes feel like they are going to pop right out of my head from the pressure and pain. I also have blurred vision when the headaches occur. I've only been using it for about 9 days and I'm going to stop after reading the other posts on this site. It seems that compared to other users I'm getting off rather easy.

I have been on Advair for almost five years (on and off for three, but 2X a day for two 250/50). The the symptoms appeared: Tingling extremities, headaches, numbness of my limbs and all other symptoms mentioned above. I thought it was the statin drugs, so I stopped taking them. I still suffer from the symptoms until they continued to exacerbate. Lately, the nerve or muscle pains were unbearable at night. I went to my MD who reoommended X-Ray on my neck. Then I thought ADVAIR could be the culprit!!! Am I so relieved, I found this site. Now I am going to slowly wean myself from it. L.L.R. Hawaii

I'm a 36 year old triathlete. I started taking Advair 3-4 years ago. I noticed immedialty that my wheezing stopped. For this reason, I thought the medicane worked well. I also noticed that heavy excersion activities became a little harder. Initially I thought it was allergies. I had less wind. I kept taking Advair because it stolpped the wheezing. 3 months ago I changed my dose from 100 to 250. My lungs started feeling heavier and it was harder for me to breath. I decided to stop taking Advair 3 days ago. I'd have headaches once in a while with Advair but I never noticed any other problems. I've stopped taking Advair for 3 days now. I feel like I can take deep breaths again. I also feel like I'm going through a withdrawal. I've had an intense headache. I'm sure it will go away. The big test will be over the next week. I'll see how I feel when I'm training. I'm not sure if my Asthma is bad enough to take medicane but I'll see. I'll keep Albueteral close by just in case. I'll post again in 1-2 weeks.

I am a 45 year old woman. I have been on advair (it is called serevent in Australia) for about 2 1/2 years. I have noticed the following symptoms:
insomnia, headaches, weight gain, severe mood swings, chesty cough, sore chest, aches and pains all over and many more. Every time I would try to go off of it my asthma would seem to get worse so out of fear I would resume using it. I have now been off of it for 3 days and already I can feel the chesty cough starting to dry up. The irony is that I never had severe asthma, I was given advair because I got a very nasty flu and my asthma got worse. In hindsight I think it would have proably cleared up on its own. I would urge anyone to be very careful with this drug it is very, very dangerous!!!!

I am a 47 yr. old female. I have been taking Advair 250 for several months and have been sick for about 2 of the them. I get a flu-like feeling once a week. I cannot move. I also have trouble sleeping, sore throat, headaches, ear pain, weight gain, all of which I was not experiencing prior to this medicine. It took me a while to figure out what was bothering me. I am going to the doctor this week to change this medication.

After living with asthma and relying on a rescue inhaler for 28 years, I was prescribed advair 500/50 and it has changed my life. I have not used my rescue inhaler since. It is like a miracle cure. I know its not a cure but it really works great. Do you know what it feels like to leave the house without panicking because I couldn't find my rescue inhaler?

I'm 24 year old female, and I've been using Advair for about 3 weeks now, and have used it for a month at a time previously in the past. I remember that it always seems to help at first, give me more energy, and making my running better (I was a competitive runner in college and developed asthma as an adult), but after about a two week period, the medication actually seems to stop helping, and instead I start getting chest tightness, severe acid reflux, naseau, headaches and muscle fatigue. I've also had incredible sleeplessness, excitability and restlessness, and rather significant weight loss, which at first I attributed to running more (and I'm sure its a combination), but I think the restlessness is to blame for a lot of it.

Additionally, despite rinsing, my voice is hoarse, my mouth always tastes bad, and I have to swallow or drink liquids all the time. My ezxema has gotten much worse, and I've developed acne on the sides of my face, which hasn't happened in years.

I thought maybe I was losing my mind, but this site has made my fears seem quite reasonable.

i have been on and off advair since 2002. it is very effective for its intended purpose;the relief from asthmatic symptoms.however i always got a hoarse voice(even with thorough rinsing) and shortly after, my speech would become slurred. I cant be sure,but headaches,dizziness and high blood pressure also seem to be side effects. all the side effects quickkly go away (a few days) when i discontinue its use. at this point i prefer to live with the asthma.

I just started Advair 250/50 a few days ago - the dose is 2x per day. My asthma is better, but I've noticed tingling and numbness in my arms and lower legs. I was on Flovent previously and this never happened before. I'm going to try dropping to 1x per day on the Advair to see if this helps. Has anyone else experienced this? TA

I have taken advair now for 3 yrs. at first I started out with the 250/50mg and then decressed myself down to the 100/50. I've put on alot of weight, and have tryed getting off of it. I only inhaled this once a day in the AM. I don't need it in the PM. I do have an albuterol back up if I need it, and when I tried to stop using it, (the advair) I was using the albuterol inhaler twice a day. I also have backaches, headaches, blurred vision at times, (not bad though). achey joints, trying to get rid of the weight gain is harder then I thought no matter what I do it just won't come off, Advair does help me breath, but how the heck do you come off of it if you feel you absolutely don't need it?

4 days into taking Advair to help me breath with my accute bronchitus I had a grand maul seizure. 3 days later I was hit with a smaller focal scizure... No one (doctor wise) is willing to admit it was the sterioids.

My Family has no history of seizures on either side.

Placing the blame on this medication is the only thing I can figure. After reading some of the other replies I think I rether would have had the headaches/joint pain for a few weeks.

My son has been taking advair 250/50 for 19 months now. He was said to have exercise induced asthma and allergies. But since he has been on it we have noticed behavioral changes, moodiness, extremely emotional, headaches and leg pains.

Could this be advair? Doctors say no but I don't know what else to think. Afraid to stop the medication. Don't know what to do.

I HAVE COPD AND MILD ASTHMA AND HAVE BEEN ON ADVAIR 250/50 FOR ABOUT 4MONTHS I HAVE HAD THE ACNE, WEIGHT GAIN, HEADACHES, VOMITING, STOMACH CRAMPS, MOOD SWINGS, RESTLESSNESS, AND JUST FOUND OUT TODAY THAT I SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN BACK TO THE DR AND WILL BE GOING TODAY FOR ITCHING AND HIVES WHICH I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING DAILY. IF YOU DO EXPERIENCE HIVES YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CONTACT YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.

Since taking Advair 3 years ago I've experienced thirstiness, scratchy throat and voice, yeast infections, and increased sweating. My skin is always black and blue from sensitivity to bruising. But the one side effect I'd like to know if anyone else has faced is bruxism? My teetch are always clenching when I sleep at night, causing pretty bad headaches and muscle tension, and it gets worse if I'm not consistent in taking the Advair.

I have taken advair for many years and the advair really helped keep my asthma under control. I stopped having to use my fast acting inhalor.
The bad part was with my throat... over the past year I developed hoarseness in my voice. It feels like something is always caught in my throat.
I stopped taking the advair recently and my throat seems to be doing a little better, but we'll see what happens with that.
I also got headaches quite often, but I'm not sure if that's related to the advair or something else.
It's good for the asthma, not fun for my voice though.

Hello my name is Tiffany, I have a 13 year old daughter whom is going through alot of issues and I now guessing it is all caused by advair not sure yet. My daughter suffers from Asthma, acid reflux, allergies since she was born, she was a premie and only seems to suffer with the asthma issues. She has gained over 60 lbs now weighing 204 from 160 last year. She is constantly complaining about back pain, phlegm in her troat, headaches, mentral cramps. can't sleep, now she seems to be going depression, the doctores wants her to see an therapist he wants to put her on lexipro. My god she is only 13 what is she depressed about, she is always nervous, and upsets easily. She missed over 40 days of school last year. Advair seems to be the only thing that has helped her breathing she has not had as many attacks but she is suffering in othe areas. What do I do. she has been on singular, flovent, provental, pretizone when she is suffering. She is on xopenex for her daily nebulizer treatment or when needed now. She takes flovent, allegra, advair 250/50, topanex for headaches, all of this daily. We are finally getting to a pulmonoligist this month hopefully he can relieve her of some of this medicine. I am going to do research on this serevent we have not tried that one yet. Now since she has been on the advair she has not had problems with her acid reflux. She did change her eating habits. Can someone tell me if they have childred suffering from this medicine as well.

I just got out of the hospital after having pneumonia and they put me on advair. The hand tremors were the first thing I noticed and then the headaches. I took myself off of it and are now able to see the difference.

Advair caused me to have severe joint pain in my knees and hips. It was as though i had severe arthritis. There was also a severe pressure feeling behind my knee caps I had bad headaches, acne, sharp chest pain and was seriously irritable.I realized it was the advair after i had been off of it for several weeks due to losing our health insurance all my symptoms went away and returned three days after starting the advair 250/50 again.

I thought that I was going crazy, but after reading other people's side affects from inhaling Advair, I now know what my health problems can be attributed to. I have been on Advair for 3 months, and my health has deteriorated dramatically. I would get a burning sensation throughout my chest & stomach area, headaches, backaches, disoriented, mood swings, lack of concentration, loss of taste & smell and some depression problems. I would go to bed exhausted, and wake up exhausted. My whole day was a mass of confusion, and irritations. I quit taking Advair just a few days ago, and I feel great now. I no longer have any of the health problems that I listed above. I do fine on Flovent, Albuterol, & Singulair. Its shocking to find out how many people have actually suffered from a drug that was supposed to bring relief.

I am also glad I found this site. My daughter was placed on Advair about 2 years ago. She was 8, very petite and looked her age. I noticed she began to gain weight and her breasts and stomach got bigger. She has headaches and back pain. I attributed these symptoms to growth spurts and thought since her fathers side of the family were large--she would be too.... I bought new summer clothes for her in May--size 16 for a now 10 year old weighing 117 pounds.... Boy am I wrong and glad I have taken her off Advair.

I have been using Advair 100/50 for about 2 months. I was diagnosed with adult asthma over a year ago. Was on Flovent/Albuterol combo. I have been reading all the comments of Advair side effects. Personally, I don't think it's working for me - I seem much worse! I have some of the side effects already mentioned such as: increased anxiety (I'm already taking Clonazepam - over a year); trouble sleeping; can't concentrate; headaches (more than usual); moodiness; bad eczema on my hands; difficulty breathing at times' hardly any appetite and other minor things. I told my doctor (saw him last month) about what I have been reading and he said "don't believe all that you read on the internet". I like to be informed, although the doctors don't tell you everything and I do believe most of what I've been reading here.

I have been on ADVAIR for one month{I have stopped taking it now}.
I am a woman and after using this product I have severe swelling in my feet, ankles, calves. I cry every night it's so painful. I have headaches and I have never suffered from them. Angry flare-ups {but I think that's just me} Unusual exhaustion, and depression that I just can't pinpoint. After reading about the severe sore throats I knew I had to stop this medication because I usually have a bad bout of "strep" every year. Thanks for this web site. I'ts wonderful!!

I am so glad to have found this sight. I thought I was seriously ill. I have been on Advair for about 8 months. Since January I have been quite fatigued. I was never able to nap in the afternoon but now if I'm not at work I have to have at least an hour nap. I have chest pain that travels down my left arm. I was sent for stress test and echocardiogram and everything came back normal. The doctor has just prescribed Aciphex for acid reflex thinking that could be the problem. I have a metalic taste in my mouth. I have leg cramps from the knees down and muscle pain in the back and shoulders. I feel like I constantly have the flu. I get night sweats and last night terrible stomach cramps(the first night I stopped Advair). I have gained weight that settled around my waist. I have weighed the same for the past 10 years. I have headaches and blurred vision and trouble concentratring. I have a constant postnasal drip and am always coughing. I stopped Advair yesterday and am not quite as tired. I am interested in knowing if and when the symptoms go away. I just pray that this does no permanent damage.

Been on Advair for 6 months now and have gained 10 pounds. I weighed the same for years prior to Advair.
I even eat less now but still the weight gain around my stomach. Very fatiqued. All I want to do is sleep. Have experienced muscle and joint pain. Have had chest pain which travels down my left arm and tingle feelings in my left hand. Get headaches and back and shoulder pain. Feels like when you have the flu. Been getting heartburn also and the doctor gave me Aciphex for that and it did seem to help the heartburn. I'm so happy to have found this sight. I am going off the Advair and see what happens. I hope they go away soon. I am usually a very active person but now have no interest in much and no desire to get off the couch and do anything. I am usually very tired.

I am glad I found this website also. I didn't know I could contribute the muscle cramps in all parts of my body (especially calves & mid-back), sore & tight throat - it is difficult to carry on a conversation for more than 2-3 minutes - and even the headaches to Advair. Someone asked, but I didn't seen an answer - how long after you stop using Advair do you go back to being "normal"?

My 11 yr. old daughter does not have asthma yet was put on advair 250/50 because she wheezes everytime she gets a respiratory infection. She is now recovering from the sinus infection that put her on this medicine. She has been on this medicine for 1 week and a day, her last day. Her side effects include...

1. fatigue
2. heartburn
3. mood swings
4. depression
5. acne and red splotches on her face
6. headaches
7. bloody noses (both nostrils at same time)

All this after only one week. She has taken her last dose.
By the way, 2 days after her doc put her on an antibiotic for the sinus infection, no wheezing. She only wheezes when she is sick.... How does advair prevent that? Does it stop her from contracting viruses, I don't think so. New doctor? I think so!

I am 23 years old and was diagnosed with asthma when I was 2 years old. I beleive I have taken every medication out there. I was on and off steroids since I was 6. I take my albuterol inhaler when needed and advair diskus 250/50. I began taking advair about 3 or 4 years ago and have seen an increase in weight gain over the past 2 years. I work out obsessively and still no weight loss. I joined weight watchers and eat under the points I am suppose to and still no results. I tired taking singular and broke out with lumps all over my body, so I had to immediatley get off of that. After reading everyone else's reactions to advair, i feel that I am not alone in the asthma world. I as well have really bad mood swings, headaches, trouble sleeping. After reading this website, i am going to get off Advair immediatley.

My 8 year old son was put on Advair 18 months ago because his idiot father and step-mother smoked around him and this was the only medicine that got his asthma under control.
My son has been showing signs of ADHD and may fail 3rd grade if I cannot get him to pass the End of grade testing. I thought his problems in school were because he was having problems with Dad. Eventually it became evident that it wasn't his Dad and I figured out it was ADVAIR. I knew an adult who was on Advair and also showed signs A.D.D. after she began taking Advair. I confronted my son's allergist and he confirmed that A.D.H.D. is a side effect. My son also had problems with headaches, sinus infections, problems with his bowels, dry mouth, sores on his penius, depression and just not my little boy. I even had my son tested to see if we can figure out why he is doing so poorly in school, and I am awaiting on the results. They are factoring ADVAIR and all his allergy medicine in the end result. I am very happy to report that since my son has been off of ADVAIR his reading has picked up and homework is getting a little easier.

Within six weeks of beginning Advair I was diagnosed with a yeast infection in my mouth and throat. My headaches are severe and cannot be controlled with drugs that formerly worked. An ENT I consulted said that symptoms for which Advair is prescribed are more often caused by severe indigestion, even when one doesn't feel the effects of indigestion. I have read this elsewhere. Does anyone else know anything about this? How about any tension side effects? I don't think I've unclenched my jaws for the last month. Is this drug really a good idea?

I'm 28 and just in the past 2 years I've developed some allergies, and just recently got on Advair for breathing difficulty. I had been using my Albuteral, and got irritated having to use it just about every 4 hours. So Advair worked awesome for the first week 1/2 but now it's been two weeks and I'm starting to get bad side effects. The thrush in my throat...even with washing my mouth out thoroughly. Weight gain I just noticed this week, and dizziness, cloudy thinking, headaches, and wondered why my back has been sore when I haven't even done much hard work?? Well,thankfully to this website I know I'm not crazy and ADVAIR is horrible. Tonight i'm convinced and getting off of it. I'm going to try and go a more Holistic route if possible and use my albuterol for the time being. I do wonder like some of you mentioned about kick backs. Makes me sick!!!!!!!! And it's true about the bullying, I go in next tuesday to check on my thrush.....she's not going to like what I have to say!!!!!!!!!! Wish me luck!!!

hi everyone,

I want to thank everyone on this site. I thought I was going crazy.
It is pretty bad when you think you can trust a drug to help you and even though it does some of the oppisite.
Had two kids, became asthmactic from weight gain, put on flovent, then lost weight 54lbs. then got pregnant again and the asthma came back but stronger so my Dr. put me on Advair.
I am 5 feet 8 inches 227lbs. and as long as I am that heavy I can't breath right.
tried exercising. paid $ 8000.00 for tummy procedure. Went from 213lbs to 206lbs in one hour but the next day i gained 10lbs. back and I couldn't understand why but now I do.
I always have sharp pains in my arms and my legs as well asevere headaches.
I am always hungry and my husband always says to me. " you just paid out all that money and you are now eating alot more.
So after awhile i noticed alot of swelling around my face and my tummy more now and my legs.
So I went to my Dr. and told him about this and he put me on fluid pills 1 a day. well that didn't work. so we went up to 2 a day.
Then three on my own. Well be very carful I almost killed myself. I almost suffered cardiac heart failure all because of this avdair and no one not even an Enternal Medicine Dr.
new the advair could have such a bad side effect for swelling.

I also wanted to express to anyone that ever wants to try this drug. At first, it worked great for me, and I never had to use my albuterol inhalor. Then, after about 3 weeks, I noticed the weight gain. I couldn't figure out why I was gaining weight, when I NEVER have had a weight problem. I am 39 years old and I have gained about 10-12 pounds in about 3 months. I constantly look pregnant. I cannot seem to get rid of the weight gain either. I work out every single day to fight off the water gain. Nothing I do seems to matter, I cannot get the weight off. I wish I knew what to do to get this drug out of my system. I stopped taking it when I called my Dr. on it.
Now, I have constant neck and arm pain everday. I have alot of headaches. I get sweat attacks, and then stay clammy. Shooting pains go down my arms midlength....every single day. I have never been in so much pain DAILY, as I am now. I can only pray that it will leave my system soon and I can feel better.

My son who will be 11 in 4 days has been on Advair 250 for his asthma since he was 6. He is always complaining that he doesn't feel well but since he has so many different symptoms that he is usuallly ignored. Everything from sore stomachs, sore arms, legs, back and headaches all the time. Also he has a few sores over his body and has had a few of them removed to see what they were but everything came back negative. The main thing we notice about him is his anger and how upset he gets over little things. My son is also on ventolin several times a week and singulair everyday.

I have been on Advair for 12 days. I haven't used my Albuterol AT ALL since then. However, tonight, I started to cry. And I kept crying, for no reason. It is the middle of my cycle and it's not the time for such nonsense; it just
doesn't make sense on this day. Additionally, I have gained 2 pounds in 12 days, and have joint aches, insomnia, headaches, and hoarseness. Most of the side effects I can handle, but the depression is debilitating. Thanks to this
site, I can see that this will only get worse...I start the wean tomorrow.

I got a bronchitos in May and was perscribed advair for 14 days. I took it maybe 10. One day I had severe naseau and could not eat. The rest of the time I had severe anxiety, nervousness, headaches, and my breathing got worse.

Advair is a steriod. I will never take it again.

I have severe seasonal allergies which induce asthma, but I will stick to my Proventil inhaler.

I have been using Advair 500 for 11 days. It was prescribed for asthma, which I have never had before. I was diagnosed with walking pneumonia in April and then concurrent with the pneumonia - asthma. I have been to two asthma/allergy specialists recently. One wanted to keep treating me with antibiotics and I said no. The second specialist prescribed the Advair. I immediately felt better...wheezing was gone inside of a week - completely. I am supposed to use the 500 for a month and then go to the 250. While I haven't gained any weight, I am unable to sleep, feel warm all the time, and am experiencing migraine type headaches, and neck pain. I've read some of the posts here and I am concerned that I've read about people stopping the Advair. Shouldn't one be weaned off the Advair like other steroids such as prednisone??? This is all very new to me and I just haven't felt well in over 2 months...want to get over it and get on with life. Thank you!!!

i ALSO HAVE MUSCLE CRAMPING ALONG WITH HEADACHES AND FORGETFULLNESS. NOTICING AS OF THIS YEAR, GROWTHS IN THE BACK OF MY HANDS AND WRIST.. VERY PAINFUL TO TOUCH. INSOMNIA, DEPRESSION.

headaches
red rash around the mouth
significant weight gain
excellent control of asthma symptoms

I just started taking Advair 2 days ago and i get dizzy and find it difficult to sleep. LIght headaches.

I got on this site just to see if all the side effects I am having since starting Advair is my imagination and now I hate to say, I see it is not. I was scared to death to start this steroid because I have taken steroid's off and on my whole life for my asthma. I have ended up with a depressed immune system and in the hospital every few months when on them and they have a lingering effect sometimes for up to a year or more.
My Respiratory specialist assured me, that being an inhaled steroid, Advair has a very very minimal systemic effect. Well obviously that is not true for everyone! I am having just about all of the side effects that a lot of the other of you are having. Even though, I rinse my mouth out carefully after each inhalation. I am on the 500/50 dose. I have been on it only 2 weeks. I can't quit eating! I crave something constantly and have already gained about 7 pounds this last two weeks. My face is breaking out and I have pain so bad in my hands, fingers, and legs. I have fibromyalgia and arthritis also and have a lot of pain, but this is different and much worse!
My eye sight seems to be getting worse, and I can't even see to read well with my glasses. I too am very disapointed because as far as my asthma, it is much better and I could see a difference from the very first inhalation. I am due for a dose right now, and I am not taking it. I am done. The side effects are not worth the better breathing.
I have headaches, swelling of the face, hands, fingers, and legs. I have pain in my chest and I feel generally achy all over. I have also been feeling extra moody. These are steroid effects!!